Poltergeist Definition

pōltər-gīst
poltergeists
noun
A kind of ghost thought by some to be responsible for mysterious noisy disturbances.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
poltergeist
Plural:
poltergeister, poltergeists

Origin of Poltergeist

  • German poltern to make noises (from Middle High German boldern) Geist ghost (from Middle High German) (from Old High German)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Polter (“rumble") + Geist (“spirit").

    From Wiktionary

Poltergeist Sentence Examples

  • The Windmill The Windmill was once said to be haunted by a poltergeist.

  • Still, research has revealed that poltergeist cases are almost always caused by a living human.

  • Instead, a poltergeist is believed to be a form of psychokinetic energy manifested by a living person who is unaware of what they are doing.

  • It has been an active scene of poltergeist activity since the 1980s.

  • In 1907, in northern Ireland, a farmer's house was troubled with flying stones (see Poltergeist).

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